New Ulm Man Murdered In North German Street Home
Chris Walther a 65 year old resident of New Ulm Minnesota was found murdered in his North German street home. Police believe robbery motive and note the house was thoroughly ransacked with money missing but no killer identified. A $500 reward was offered by the city council for the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm
Minn
Chris Walther
North German Street
Walker
Pavelain
Freda Walker
Cottswood
L. A. Fritsche
Horses Balk On Track In Tragic St Paul Accident
In St Paul on January 11 William Fischer was struck by a passenger train while driving a coal wagon at Grace and Oneida streets. His team balked crossing the tracks and the collision killed both horses and left Fischer fatally injured, dying at 11:30.
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St. Paul
Jan
William Fischer
Grace
Oneida
Fischer
Bohemian Wanders From Poorhouse Frozen in Hay Stack
Fred Denger of Minnesota City found a man in a haystack on his farm near Winona. The man, half dazed, had dug into the stack to stay warm and was frozen when discovered. A paper in his pocket showed he had been a poorhouse charge in Wabasha County for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabasha
Minn
Winona
Fred Denger
Minnesota City
Wabasha County
Woman Fatally Stabbed in Detroit Ongoing Suspect Hunt
Mrs Maimie Reinhardt was at supper with her husband when a young woman knocked and fatally stabbed her. Police seek Fred Guth formerly a city fireman who had courted Mrs Reinhardt before her marriage fifteen months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Mamie Reinhardt
George Reinhardt
Fred Guth
Grain theft sparks warrants for railroad workers
Clinton Iowa January 11 warrants are out for a dozen North Western Railway Company workers. Authorities expect wholesale arrests soon. The men allegedly bored holes in grain cars in Clinton yards and siphoned shelled corn and oats into sacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raiiroad
Clinton
Iowa
North-Western Railway Company
North-Western
Clinton Yards
Two Negroes Shot to Death in Hawkinsville Area
Two Black farm workers who attacked Mr and Mrs Martin Livingston at their Goldsboro home were captured by a posse and shot to death last night in Hawkinsville Georgia. Investigators described the motive as murder and arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkinsville
Martin Livingston
Goldsboro
Green Bay Fire Causes Large Loss in Business District
A fire that began early yesterday in Green Bay Wisconsin damaged several business buildings and stock with an estimated loss between 55000 and 66000 partly insured. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
Special Master Appointed in Great Western Receivership
Judge Sanborn names Albert R. Moore of St Paul as special master in chancery for the Chicago Great Western receivership. The master may hold court to save costs, with accountants aiding when reports are filed. The order covers the Eighth circuit, with a Seventh circuit appointment expected for Illinois assets. Chicago Great Western begins operating under receivership with no immediate personnel changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Sanborn
Albert R. Moore
Chicago Great Western Railroad
A. B. Stickney
C. H. F. Smith
United States Circuit Court
Eighth Circuit
Seventh Circuit
Ilinois
Moore
Chicago Great Western Road
Frank B. Kellogg
Chicago
Murderer in Shakopee Jail Returns After Escape
Thomas Nee, jailed for Deputy Sheriff McCall's death at Prior Lake, escaped Tuesday night by knocking down the jailer. He hid five miles away in a straw stack, attempted suicide with horse blanket restraints, then returned to the jail and walked in at breakfast the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakopee
Minn
Thomas Nee
McCall
Prior Lake
ROSA SPANISH SPY DIES IN MYSTERY CAREER OF WASHINGTON ROLES
A woman known as Spanish Spy and Agnes Whitcomb, once an interpreter in Washington and a White House cook who allegedly spied for the Union, died suddenly in Muskegon Michigan. She claimed European noble blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Muskegon
Mich
Agnes Whitcomb
Washington
100 More Mine Victims In Darr Mine Disaster
In Jacobs Creek Pennsylvania miners report 100 bodies still inside the Darr mine with seventy unaccounted for among miners’ organizations. Officials say 240 bodies have been recovered so far.
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Jacobs Creek
Darr
Freeborn County Mulls 30000 Hospital Vote
Freeborn county commissioners in annual session consider a hospital project and a countywide vote on a 30000 dollar bond. The plan aims to erect and equip a hospital building and is thought likely to pass if voted on by residents of Freeborn County, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeborn County
Albert Lea
Minn
Hardware dealer slays sister then kills self in Michigan
Vernon I. Nettleton, about fifty, wounded his sister with a knife during a bout of acute melancholia from business troubles. He then cut his own throat and died within minutes. Miss Nettleton is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater
Mich
Vernon I. Nettleton
Miss Nettleton
Two Elevators Burn in North Dakota Fire
A blaze in Abercrombie destroys the Monarch elevator with about 3000 bushels of wheat and the Crown elevator with two carloads of coal. Firefighters saved the business district, but the loss is calculated near $25,000.
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Abercrombie
N. D
Monarch
Crown
Fire threatens Brentford. town badly scorched in Sioux River area
Brentford on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line narrowly escaped total destruction as a Sunday morning blaze razed four main street buildings. Losses were estimated at 53 000 with 20 000 insured. Origins traced to Brentford Mercantile building. flames reached Manns hardware Estys general store and Illinois block. George Mann B A Esty and families escaped as flames engulfed the structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Brentford
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Brentford Mercantile Company
George Mann
B. A. Esty
Linois
Mercantile Company
P. A. Miller
Ilinois
Mann's
Saves Indians Timber on White Earth Reserve
Simon Michelet, superintendent and special disbursing agent, learned that unknown parties were cutting timber on eastern allotments of full-blood and minor Indians. He ordered an investigation and informed trespassers to stop. Yesterday he received notice that loggers had halted activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Earth
Minn
Simon Michelet
Indian Reservation
City Honors Founder Portraits in Northfield Libraries
Northfield Minnesota honors founder John W. North with enlarged portraits placed in the public library and Socville Memorial library. Northfield, named for North, honors his memory. he emigrated from Utica New York in 1855 and pre-empted the land that became Northfield.
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John W. North
Northfield
Minn
New England
S8coville Memorial
North
Utica
N. Y
Freight wreck near Wolf Creek kills two and injures many
Helena Mont Jan 9 through a wrecking of a Great Northern train near Wolf Creek last night two persons were killed and a number of loaded ore cars demolished. The dead are Carl Davidson of Manitoba and an unknown tramp. Cars jumped the rails and piled in an indiscriminate mass trapping the victims in the debris.
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Helena
Mont
Great Northern
Wolf Creek
Carl Davidson
Manitoba
Hog Attacks Owner In Chippewa Falls Rescue
L M Bingham was bitten multiple times during a sudden hog attack while feeding the animal in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. He was rescued at the last moment and remains in serious condition with bites to his limbs.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
L. M. Bingham
Arrol Enters Republican Contest for Fourth District
Charles F. Arrol of St Paul filed an affidavit with the secretary of state as a Republican candidate for congress in the Fourth district. His name will appear on the primary ballot opposing Fred C Stevens.
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C. F. Arrol
Stevens
St. Paul
Charles F. Arrol
Congress
Fred C. Stevens
Runaway Sleigh Crash Injures Dozen in Cashton
Cashton Wisconsin January 9 Jacob Misna a pioneer resident of French Island near La Crosse is in precarious condition after a runaway accident that hurled about twenty people from a large bob sleigh at a sleighing party in the area headlined by a regional gathering.
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Cashton
Wis
Jacob Misna
French Island
la Crosse
Soldiers Held Up Between Fort Meade and Sturgis
Two holdups occurred between Fort Meade and Sturgis in the last week. Victims were two soldiers. one yielded nothing and the other $2. Patrols are investigating the incidents.
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Fort Meade
8. D
Sturgis
Child Dies of Scalds in Marinette
Four year old daughter of Almer Smith succumbs after kettle of boiling water falls on her while she plays near a stove. The incident occurred in Marinette Wisconsin on January 9.
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Marinette
Wis
Almer Smith
Unloaded gun accident claims Ida Thompson life
Mason City Iowa Jan 9 The accidental discharge of a gun believed unloaded killed Ida Thompson fifteen daughter of Paul Thompson who lived near Lyle Minnesota in a rural setting authorities said the motive and exact circumstances remain under investigation
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Mason City
Iowa
Ida Thompson
Paul Thompson
Lyle
Minn
Montana Mining Output in 1907 Surpasses Expectations
The 1907 Montana mining sector contributed an estimated 58 million dollars to national wealth. Copper 45 million, silver 6.25 million, gold 4.5 million, and lead 2.5 million, with large districts like Butte and Helena driving activity. The year saw rehabilitation of old properties, new developments, and extensive exploration including several thousand feet of depth, plus widespread placer and electric dredge mining.
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Montana
Amalgamated Copper Company
Butte
Helena Dis Ret
Last Chance Anch
Main Street
Montana Banks Show Strong Reserves in State Report
Bank Examiner Collins releases summaries of forty seven state institutions under Montana supervision. Since August, bank resources rose to 26 491 088 with a 210 000 increase in reserves and a 1 250 000 cash gain. Average reserve stands at 25 percent, well above the 15 percent requirement, and national banks are similarly strong. Only Billings lacks clearing house certificates, which were recalled soon after issuance.
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Montana
Collins
Billings
Officer's Shot Fatality in Helena: Moberly Dies
Delwin J. Moberly, shot in the leg by Officer Cossyette while fleeing after arrest, dies of blood poisoning at the county hospital. He admitted prior Spokane trouble and a Washington house robbery. about 30, likely son of Charles F. Moberly of Sweet Grass county.
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Delwin J. Moberly
Helena
Cossyette
Moberly
Spokane
Washington
Charles F. Moberly
Sweet Grass County
Smelters Not To Close Denials From Helena Plant Manager
Manager A M Smith of the American Smelting and Refining Company denies plans to close more plants nationwide. He notes several smelters have already closed, including Utah plants, and that wages may rise when conditions improve. Helena smelter workers plan a meeting to decide on a 10 percent wage cut or plant closure.
Blind Man Slays Beggar on Prairie After Assault
William Baker was fatally injured by J. J. Fitzmorris a blind man at Butte while both were beggars en route to the poor farm. Fitzmorris felled Baker with a heavy cane blow and kicked him until exhausted leaving him on the prairie to freeze all night his legs frozen to the knees
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William Baker
J. J. Fitzmorris
Butte
Fitzmorris
Baker
Norway gains a new theatre chief and notes on commerce
Olaf Hanson named Bergen theater director succeeding Bjornson era. Christiania weighs Bjorn Bjornson successor amid holiday trade growth and bank credit. Vigeland to sculpt a large Eidsvolds Plads fountain costing about 75000 dollars, funded by city and 50000 crowns from a Swede. Norway’s 1905 merchant fleet at 7587 ships, tonnage 1 482 04. 1906 up to 7570 ships and 1 547 550 tons.
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Vigeland
Eidsvolds Plads
National Theater
Bernt Lie
Merchant Marine of
Norway
Alsen
Sour Grapes Coins Draw Wealth Display Critique
The article notes an eagle on the coin as a nuisance and argues it lets any holder of ten dollars show off wealth. It reflects public sentiment about coin design and perceived status symbols.
Football Terms and Odd Phrases Recap
A quirky collection of football phrases includes greetings, a query about a remnant ribbon, and a play noting seven yards gained. The lines evoke game chatter and field-side banter, blending informal calls and tactical shorthand.
Three Weeks Ellapse in a Stage Realism Gag
A dramatist praises a realistic device noting the heroine changes hair color between acts. He remarks it is innovative and would surprise audiences as a brunette in Act Land becomes a blonde in Act II.
Refrain of a gambler's hope echoes in talk of tomorrow
A gambler defends continued betting citing belief in a lucky tomorrow as the motive behind persistent ponies play and wagering despite grief and losses.
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News of the Northwest
Chris Walker
Great Western
A. R. Moore
Sister
Abercrombie, N. D
City Honors
Montana News
Blind Man
Sweden
Denmark
Martin W. Odland
United States
Olaf Hanson
Bergen
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Christiania
Bjorn Bjornson
Sigvard Ibsen
Ove Gude
Law
University of Christiania
Paris
Department of Foreign Affairs
Stockholm
Legation
Berlin
London
Spain
Copenhagen
Storting
Gude
Christian Hauge
The
Citizens’ School of
C. G. A. Klingspor
Malmberg Bank
General Postoffice
Ossbahr
Ernest Josephson
Prince Wilhelm
Russia
P. Waldendstrom
Pietisten
E. Thiel
Nietzsche
Wismar
Landen
Nyland's Bank
Elmland
Gilder
Boehuslen
Halland
Skaane
Bieking Wave
Roskilde
Charles X
Oscar II
Oscar
Dagbladet
Orion
Oscarshamn
Casseopea Stock Company
Maude
Bjerre
Tormorrow
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